CARMEL — Ken Wendeln is fed up with scammers calling his cell phone.
“I’m sick and tired of people taking up my time on things that are not real,” said Wendeln. The Carmel man received a phone call from a collection agent about an outstanding bill for blood work.
But this didn’t sound like a scam. It sounded legitimate. “I knew that I am getting blood tests,” said Wendeln. “I knew that was real. They said I owed $594 from a company called US Diagnostics.”
When he pressed for details, like which doctor or the date of the visit, the agent wouldn’t give him more information. “She was very harsh about saying no, that’s all I’ve got,” said Wendeln. “She said it’s overdue and you need to pay it.”…